The Taliban leader, known as Sajid or Abdul Hakim, led an improvised
explosive device cell operating in the province and was believed
responsible for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces based in the
area.
In other operations yesterday:

-- In Ghazni
province, Afghan Provincial Response Company Ghazni, enabled by
coalition forces, seized a cache of homemade explosives during a search
operation. The force destroyed the cache, which contained 660 pounds of potassium chlorate, an explosive, along with detonation cords and initiators.
-- In Kandahar province, a combined force found and seized six
victim-triggered homemade bombs, with power sources, in a compound
during a foot patrol. The force dismantled the bombs.